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Butsomecommandsincludetwon variables,whichareshownas n] andn2.
Thesenormallyrepresentbytesto be addedtogetherto produceoncsum,in
whichn] representssingleunits and n2 represents256-unitgroups.
Finally,a few commandscan have many n variables(such as tab stops),
which are listed the same way. And one or two includea secondkind of
variable,whicharcshownin thischapteras singlelowercaselettcm,suchas
c or m.
Use real numbers, not ASCII symbols
An importantpoint:withEX-800commandsanynumberyou put afterthe
<ESC> code is a real number, not the printableASCII symbol for that
numberasinLaserJet11 commands. I nEX-800mode,forthenumbershown
after an <ESC> code you must enter whatever character occupies that
position in the ASCII table. We'll always use decimal numbers in our
descriptions.
For example,in EX-800emulationyou set the right marginto column55
with this command:
<ESC>Q
55
You wouldwritethis commandin BASICas:
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LPRINT CHR$(27);"Q"; CHR$(55)
That BASIC command sends the printer the symbol Q and whatever
characterhappensto bein ASCIIposition55.YourStarLascrPrintcr8'sEX-
800 programinterpretsthese,not as ASCIIsymbols,but only as the com-
mand that means"makecolumn55 the right margin".
Unsupported commands
YourStarLascrPnnter8, becauseit is a laserprinter,ignoresthe following
EX-800commands:
paper cnd
<ESC>8 and <ESC>9
sheet feedercontrol
<ESC><EM>
selectcolor
<ESC>r
copy,selectand downloadcharacterset cESC>:CESC>%<ESC> &
selectdraft/NLQmode
<ESC>
X
selectNLQ font
<ESC>k
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